A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a solid-state imaging device mounted on a substrate; a bonding wire that electrically connects a pad formed on the solid-state imaging device to a lead island formed on the substrate; a frame member that has a frame-like shape and surrounds side portions of the solid-state imaging device; and a light-transmissive optical member so accommodated in the frame member that the optical member faces an imaging surface of the solid-state imaging device, wherein the frame member has a leg portion extending from the side where the optical member is present toward the imaging surface, and the frame member is integrally fixed to the solid-state imaging device with an end of the bonding wire that is connected to the pad covered with the leg portion.
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1. A solid-state imaging apparatus comprising: a solid-state imaging device mounted on a substrate; a bonding wire that electrically connects a pad formed on the solid-state imaging device to a lead island formed on the substrate; the bonding wire have a first end and a second end; a frame member that has a frame-like shape and surrounds side portions of the solid-state imaging device; and a light-transmissive optical member so accommodated in the frame member that the optical member faces an imaging surface of the solid-state imaging device, wherein the frame member has a first leg portion extending from the side where the optical member is present toward the imaging surface, and the frame member is integrally fixed to the solid-state imaging device with an end of the bonding wire that is connected to the pad covered with the leg portion, wherein the frame member is so fixed to the solid-state imaging device that the first leg portion is bonded to the imaging surface with an adhesive that covers the pad and the first end of the bonding wire, and wherein the frame member has a second leg portion extending by the side portions of the solid-state imaging device toward the substrate, and the second leg portion is bonded to the substrate and covers the second end of the bonding wire.
2. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , at least a portion of the adhesive that covers the end of the bonding wire is light-blocking.
3. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the frame member has a protrusion protruding from the leg portion toward the pad.
4. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , where in the pad is formed of a connected pad to which the bonding wire is connected and a non-connected pad to which the bonding wire is not connected, the frame member has a positioning protrusion protruding from the leg portion toward the non-connected pad, and the frame member is integrally fixed to the solid-state imaging device with the positioning protrusion being in contact with the non-connected pad and an end of the bonding wire covered with the leg portion.
5. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the non-connected pad is provided at least in three positions.
6. The solid-state imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical member includes a lens that guides incident light to the imaging surface.
7. An electronic system comprising: a solid-state imaging apparatus; and a signal processing circuit that processes a signal outputted from the solid-state imaging apparatus, the solid-state imaging apparatus including a solid-state imaging device mounted on a substrate, a bonding wire that electrically connects a pad formed on the solid-state imaging device to a lead island formed on the substrate, the bonding wire having a first end and a second end, a frame member that has a frame-like shape and surrounds side portions of the solid-state imaging device, and a light-transmissive optical member so accommodated in the frame member that the optical member faces an imaging surface of the solid-state imaging device, wherein the frame member has a leg portion that covers the pad from above, and the frame member is integrally fixed to the solid-state imaging device with an end of the bonding wire that is connected to the pad covered with the leg portion, wherein the frame member is so fixed to the solid-state imaging device that the first leg portion is bonded to the imaging surface with an adhesive that covers the pad and the first end of the bonding wire, and wherein the frame member has a second leg portion extending by the side portions of the solid-state imaging device toward the substrate, and wherein the second leg portion is bonded to the substrate and covers the second end of the bonding wire.
8. The electronic system according to claim 7 , wherein the electronic system further comprises: an optical member comprising a plurality of optical lenses, wherein light passes through the plurality of optical lenses; and an infrared cutoff filter, wherein the light passing through the plurality of optical lenses further passes through the infrared cutoff filter.
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